You can connect your classroom to the world with the 7 1/2 steps to flatten your classroom. Based upon Flattening Classrooms, Engaging Minds - this presentation will help you connect and level up your classroom.

2. Why aren’t we finding the
right answers in education?

3. We’re asking the wrong questions

4. How can I help my students do better
on the test?
WRONG QUESTION

5. How can I help my students have a more
successful life?
RIGHT QUESTION

6. How can I keep my students quiet?
WRONG QUESTION

7. How can I excite my students
about learning?
RIGHT QUESTION

8. How can I keep all the strangers in the
world away from my students?
WRONG QUESTION

9. How can I connect my students to the
world so they can make friends?
RIGHT QUESTION

10. Essential Questions for Today
 What are the steps I should take to connect myself and improve my
teaching?
 What are the steps take to connect my students?
 How has technology changed what we should be teaching?
 How can I create successful connections that empower learning?
 How do I cultivate good digital citizenship?
 What are some ideas and examples of global connections for all
grade levels and subjects?
 Where are some simple places I can start connecting today?
 Where can I get the slides and links from today?

11. 7 ½ Steps to Flatten Your
Classroom
1.CONNECT
2.COMMUNICATE
3.CITIZENSHIP
4.CONTRIBUTE &
COLLABORATE
5.CHOICE
6.CREATE
7.CELEBRATEand Re-create
Cultivate Good
Things that Matter

12. John Seely Brown,Visiting Scholar, University of
Southern California
“…you can’t just drop new
innovations into a classroom
and hope that the instructor
will invent effective ways to
use them.To fully utilize a
new teaching technology, you
often need to invent new
teaching practices as well.” Gamifi-ed Project:
An Intergenerational Learning Community
http://gamifi-ed.wikispaces.com
Westwood Students (9th graders) &
Masters Students from University of Alaska Southeast &
Gamifi-ed MOOC
ReinventingWriting
Hashtag: #KCDTTL
@coolcatteacher
Part 1: How has writing
been reinvented?

13. Step 1
CONNECT
Part II of the Book covers the steps, p 31

14. 4 Essential Ways to Connect
1. Connect with yourself
2. Connect myself to others
3. Connect with my students
4. Connect my students to the world

21. http://flickr.com/photos/prittibaby/477057343/

22. FIXED MINDSET
A belief that you are
what you are right
now and can never
improve or change.

23. GROWTH
MINDSET
A belief that you
can grow, improve,
and learn

24. 2 Step Strategy forTransformational Change
STEP 1: Innovate Like aTurtle

25. Can I change?
WRONG QUESTION

26. How will I choose to change today?
RIGHT QUESTION

28. Connect Yourself Tip#1: RSS Reader
Feedspot (Feedly is also good)
I use Mr. Reader on my ipad
If you liked iGoogle use netvibes

29. Connect Yourself Tip#2: Newsmap
www.newsmap.jp

30. Connect Yourself Tip #3: Flipboard
Flipboard on the Web and Mobiles

31. How can I learn something when I’m so
busy?
WRONG QUESTION

32. Which PLN tool will I set up and read 5
minutes a day?
RIGHT QUESTION

33. 15 minutes
2-3 times a week

42. “Working with
people across the
world has challenged
me.”
“The majority of my partners
wanted to contribute
something
meaningful to the
project.”
Horizon Project Students
http://horizonproject.wikispaces.com
Casey tells her story
P 29

43. ©Vicki Davis and Julie Lindsay
Taxonomy of global
connection p 54-56

44. Classroom Wiki (2005) K12 Online Conference
Teacher Collaboration
Wiki (2006)
Flat Classroom™ Project
(2006-2012)
Horizon Project (2007-
2008)
Digiteen Project (2007-
2012)
Digiteen Island in Open
Sim (2008-2010)
Arab Israeli Conflict
Simulation (2009, 2011,
2013)
Flat Classroom
Conference – Doha,
Qatar (2009)
NetGenEd Project
(2009-2013) – with Don
Tapscott
Flat Classroom Live at
ASB Unplugged,
Mumbai (2010)
India Immersion Project
(2010)
Eracism Project (2009,
2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)
Flat Classroom
Conference China 2011
China Immersion
Project (2011)
Hope for Slaves (2012) Gamifi-ed (2014) Physics of the Future
(2014)
Shark Tank App Building
(2014-2015)
H&R Block Budget
Challenge (2014-2015)
A Global Project Journey

46. Creating a
Connection
Strategy
p 51- 54

47. Sciracy – Pauline Roberts - NEIGHBORHOOD

48. Classroom Champions

49. Mystery Skype

50. Sue Sadler –Traveling Rhinos

51. Creating a
Connection
Strategy
p 51- 54

52. My Favorite PLN Building Tool
www.youtube.com/coolcatteacher

53. Creating a
Connection
Strategy
p 51- 54

54. Younger

55. Older Generation
http://gamifi-ed.wikispaces.com

56. Creating a
Connection
Strategy
p 51- 54

57. Interpersonal F2F Interactions
“The novelty and addictiveness of
technology will harm our relationships
and productivity unless we take control.”
Flat Classroom Book
www.flatclassroombook.com

58. Technopersonal Skills
Why did you
delete stuff off
the wiki?
BTW I
didn’t
delete
anything
Sorry for
accusing
you, the
history
makes it
look like you
OMG I JUST
SAW THE
HISTORY ON
THE
WIKI..Really
sorry for any
problems

59. Creating a
Connection
Strategy
p 51- 54

60. We need Intra-personal connections

61. Connect With Myself
Past Self Future Self
Read old journal
entries
Write letters to
myself
Review old pictures Write in my journal
Look at past work Create a CD or DVD
of my work this year

62. Creating a
Connection
Strategy
p 51- 54

63. How can I do this when I’m so
overwhelmed now?
WRONG QUESTION

64. What are some projects I can
join that are already organized
(so I don’t have to stress)?
RIGHT QUESTION

65. How to find Project Partners?
#1 Social Networks
3. Where?3. Where?
Description URL
Global Project Ideas http://globalcollaborations.wikispaces.com
Global Education
Collaborative
Http://globaleducation.ning.com
Taking IT Global http://www.tigweb.org/tiged
Classroom 2.0 http://classroom20.com

66. How to find Project Partners?
#2 Established Networks
3. Where?3. Where?
Location URL
iEarn http://www.iearn.org/
ePals http://www.epals.com/
Skype Education http://education.skype.com/
Global Classroom Project http://theglobalclassroomproject.wordpress.com/
eTwinning (europe online) http://www.etwinning.net

67. How to find Project Partners?
#3 Hashtags
3. Where?3. Where?
Location URL
#skITsummit2015 or
YOUR CONFERENCE
HASHTAG
Connect with people in your state to do
projects!
#globaled Global education conversations
#globalclassroom Conversations around global classroom
conversations
#edchat Lots of conversations happen on this
hashtag in education
#mysteryskype Mystery Skype hashtag on Twitter is also a
place where you can find partners

68. How to find Project Partners?
#4 Conferences
3. Where?3. Where?
Location URL
K12 Online Conference
(online only) - free
http://k12onlineconference.org/
Global Education
Conference (online only)
– free
http://www.globaleducationconference.co
m/
ISTE ($) http://www.iste.org
Lots of conferences by
curriculum area
Look for them!

69. 21st Century Skills
21st Century
CONNECTIONS

70. 4 Essential Ways to Connect
1. Connect with yourself
2. Connect myself to others
3. Connect with my students
4. Connect my students to the world

71. 7 ½ Steps to Flatten Your
Classroom
1.CONNECT

72. Step 2
COMMUNICATE
Part II of the Book covers the steps, p 31

74. Horizon
Project
2008

78. http://www.epals.com/

79. www.iearn.org

80. www.edmodo.com
Free, blogging, assignments

81. Understanding the Middle East through a
Simulation
Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher
9th Grade Students
Westwood Schools
Camilla, Georgia USA
Dr. Jeff Stanzler
Leah Stilman, Eliza Bivins-Fink,
Crystal LaBrosse
University of Michigan
http://aic.conflix.org

82. How can I make it easy to communicate
across the world?
WRONG QUESTION

83. How can I make sure my students can
understand and use synchronous and
asynchronous communications
methods?
RIGHT QUESTION

84. 7 ½ Steps to Flatten Your
Classroom
1.CONNECT
2.COMMUNICATE

85. Step 3
CITIZENSHIP
Part II of the Book covers the steps, p 31

87. Best Software Ever Invented
to Be Safe Online
P 103

88. We need to be strong against
online threats
 Identity Theft
 Cyberstalking
 Viruses,
 Malware
 Spyware
 Phishing
 Pharming
 Intellectual
Property Thieves
P 102

89. My Strategy: Truth or Fiction Bellringers
Take current true or false things
from Snopes and push kids
to find out for themselves.
protect students by posing
scams that people are falling
for now!

90. How can I make everything perfect when
my students are online?
WRONG QUESTION

91. How do I use teachable moments to
help us all fail forward and learn?
RIGHT QUESTION

92. 5 Steps to Internet Safety
1.Stop
2.Screenshot
3.Block
4.Tell
5.Share
P 104-105

93. SELF: Assess yourself: Communications and your Ability
Inventory
A Living Example.
Brain Storm
And he’s wearing a pink shirt!
Zipper
Johnson
He has a funny name!

94. Chat Room – Day 1 Part 1
Ziiiiiiiiiippppppppppppeeeeeeeeer
Yes?
ZZZZZZZiiiiiiiippppppppeeeeerrrrr
Yes?
ZZZZZiiiiiipppppppppppeeeeeerrr
Yes? What is wrong?
ZZZZZiiiiiipppppppeeeeeerrrrrrrr!
Guys, this isn’t funny. I feel like you’re making fun of me.
It is just that zzzzzziiiiiippppppeeeeerrrr is a funny name, that’s all.

95. Chat Room – Day 1 Part 2
Hello, this is Mrs. Smith, Zipper’s teacher. I know that sometimes things seem funny
but a person’s name should be respected.
But Zzzzzziiiiiippppppppeeeerrrrr is such a funny name. Who are you, anyway?
Please be respectful, or I will remove you from the chat.
We’re just saying his name. Besides, our teacher is right here and you’re not our
teacher.
Fine. we’ll just take this over to Facebook,you can’t do anything about it there!
See you there, ZZZiiiiipppppeeer.
You are not to move to Facebook. Do not make fun of Zipper’s name. This is not
OK. You are banned from the chat.
I’m Zipper’s friend, that’s not cool.

96. Facebook Phase 1– That Night.
Friend Request
Sent
I will ignore
their friend
request!

97. Facebook Phase 2– That Night.
Friend Request
Sent
Already
friends
Cool! I want
as many
friends as I
can get.

98. Facebook Phase 3– Zipper Messes Up
(123) 456-7890
I have a new cell phone.
I’ll update it on Facebook
so it can send me text
messages.
Posts to Zipper’s wall
(123) 456-7890
Zipper has
shared his wall
to friends of friends

99. Cell Phone – Phase 4
(123) 456-7890
We’ve got him now. No
one can stop us!

100. Facebook– Phase 5
We’ve got him now. No
one can stop us!
That’s not
cool! Screenshot

101. Intervention
That’s not
cool! Screenshot
Is
this
true?
School Discipline

102. 9 P’s for
Proactive
Knowledge
1. Passwords
2. Privacy
3. Personal Information
4. Photography
5. Property
6. Permissions
7. Protection
8. Professionalism
9. Permanence
Adapted from Reinventing Writing
by Vicki Davis

103. 7 ½ Steps to Flatten Your
Classroom
1.CONNECT
2.COMMUNICATE
3.CITIZENSHIP
Cultivate Good

104. Step 4
CONTRIBUTE &
COLLABORATE
Part II of the Book covers the steps, p 31

105. Klossner’s (2010) 90-9-1 principle
Step 4: Contribute &
Collaborate
Everyone is
expected to
contribute in a
flattened
classroom
P 128

106.  Fosters community (Elbow 373)
 Helps see problems from multiple viewpoints (Howard 10)
 Co-authoring impacts the writing of individual authors (Aghbar)
 Improves Learning Experiences (wolf 2010)
 “Ideal model for constructing, reorganizing and acquiring new
information” (Janssen et all 2010)
 Global collaboration is essential in today’s workplace (Friedman)
 Shorten time required to solve pressing world problems (Tapscott)
Benefits of Collaborative Writing
Hong Kong 2011
Students edit wiki with virtual partners
ReinventingWriting
Hashtag: #KCDTTL
@coolcatteacher
Part 1: How has writing
been reinvented?

107. Audience is Important
“Technology creates opportunities for
students to do meaningful work that has
value outside school, receive feedback on
their work, and experience the rewards of
publication or exhibition.”
Peck & Dorricott, 1994
http://caret.iste.org/index.cfm?fuseactio
n=evidence&answerID=9&words=audien
ce
Read

108. The Collaborative Writing Cloud 9
Wikis
Collaborative
Writing Apps
Blogs
Social
Bookmarking
Graphic
Organizers
Collaborative
Notebooks
ePaper
Cartooning
Cloud
Syncing

109. 7 ½ Steps to Flatten Your
Classroom
1.CONNECT
2.COMMUNICATE
3.CITIZENSHIP
4.CONTRIBUTE &
COLLABORATE
Cultivate Good

110. Step 5
CHOICE
Part II of the Book covers the steps, p 31
^

111. How can I make kids want to learn?
WRONG QUESTION

112. How can I inspire curiosity and intrigue
about what I’m teaching?
RIGHT QUESTION

113. Sylvia Martinez
@smartinez
Maker Movement Pioneer
Bestselling Author
What is the
Maker
Movement
and research
behind it?

114. Passion Projects in Practice
Erin Klein

115. Karen Lirenman
@klirenman
1st Grade Teacher

116. Brain Friendly
Classrooms
in Practice
Erin Klein

119. 119119
Yoursphere.com./choose2matter
#choose2matter and #geniushour are being used together
Angela Maiers

120. 7 ½ Steps to Flatten Your
Classroom
1.CONNECT
2.COMMUNICATE
3.CITIZENSHIP
4.CONTRIBUTE &
COLLABORATE
5.CHOICE
Cultivate Good

121. Step 6
CREATE
Part II of the Book covers the steps, p 31

123. Rebekah’s Invention:The EyeShot Contact Camera

124. See: 7 Ways to Use Canva to Create
Compelling Graphics
http://www.coolcatteacher.com/canva-how-to/

126. Does this project matter to me?
WRONG QUESTION

127. Does this project matter to my
students?
RIGHT QUESTION

128. 7 ½ Steps to Flatten Your
Classroom
1.CONNECT
2.COMMUNICATE
3.CITIZENSHIP
4.CONTRIBUTE &
COLLABORATE
5.CHOICE
6.CREATE
Cultivate Good
Things that Matter

129. Step 7
CELEBRATE
Part II of the Book covers the steps, p 31

131. Project Celebration: Student Summit
“In addition to the in-class required
assessment for a global project, it
is advised that students are able
to celebrate and reflect with
others from the project, including
teachers and students. ”
P 266-267 Showcase: The
Student Summit in Action

132. School Facebook Page

133. Ways to Celebrate
• Hall of Fame
• Best of Project
• Award Events
• Online School Museum
• Press Releases
• Social Media Posts
• Memorabilia
• Online Presentations
• “Awards” Shows
• Crowdsourced Voting
• Participant surveys
• Certificates
• Personal recognition from
administrators
• “Popcorn” conversations
• Reflection spaces
• Journaling
• Personal portfolios
• DVD Recordings
PUBLIC PRIVATE

134. Step 7 ½
CELEBRATE
Part II of the Book covers the steps, p 31
and Re-create

135. Marilyn Monroe
“Sometimes good things fall
apart so better things can fall
together.”

136. 7 ½ Steps to Flatten Your
Classroom
1.CONNECT
2.COMMUNICATE
3.CITIZENSHIP
4.CONTRIBUTE &
COLLABORATE
5.CHOICE
6.CREATE
7.CELEBRATEand Re-create
Cultivate Good
Things that Matter

137. What am I going to do next year?
WRONG QUESTION

138. What am I going to do today?
RIGHT QUESTION

140. 2 Step Strategy forTransformational Change
STEP 1: Innovate Like aTurtle

141. 2 Step Strategy for Transformational Change
STEP 2: Select your “Big 3”

142. Last Essential Question
Where can I find these slides?
www.coolcatteacher.com/skITsumm
it2015
(Also 20% discount on new book there too.)